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People The Western Carolinian Page 4 Thursday, July 28, 1988 Honors Program, Directed by Karl Nicholaus, visits China. by Christine Faris Eight students in WCU's Honors Program launched into their summer vacation May 23 with a month-long adventure in China, and, according to Dr. Karl Nicholas, English professor and director of the University Honors Program who led the group, "The experience was so good it has to be repeated." The students who participated in the Uip were: Darlene M. Anderson of Franklin, Debbie L. Barnard of Concord, H. Harreld Dinkins of Cullowhee, Dirk German of Easton, Md., Kathy E. Hurley of Spartanburg, S.C., Myra Melton of Waynesville, Vera M. Moselcy of Robinsville, and Jim M. Weaver of Brandon, Fla. Evelyn S. Pless, Myra Pless' mother, and their neighbor, Ann D. Melton, who is a retired school teacher, accompanied Nicholas and the students. The May 23 - June 22 adventure began with a four-day visit to Beijing. Here, the group toured the Great Wall of China, the Great Hall of the People, the Tien An Men Square, and the Forbidden City, where, according to Nicholas, the recent film, The Last Emperor, was filmed. After visiting Beijing, the group traveled to the ancient city of Xian, where they spent three days. The next stop was a two-week stay in Kunming. Here, the group resided near Yunnan University, and the students took two courses, six hours worth of instruction, which included lectures on Chinese art, culture, and geography. The credit they earned for the courses transferred back to WCU under two division honors Ik Bi ■'-■' fll ISkifl 1 * - * » urA •" iiim-^^^ 1 classes. From Yunnan University, the group journeyed to Guangzhou and lodged at the Management Cadre College of the Guangdong Land Reclamation Bureau. According to Nicholas, "Guangzhou" is a modern name for the great state of "Canton." Before their return to the United States, the honors students stopped in Hong Kong'for a few days. According to Nicholas, the University Honors Program hopes to return to China next summer. One of his hopes is to establish a student exchange program with various schools abroad. "I am really interested in having semesters or entire years abroad," stated Nicholas. "While at Yunnan University, I discussed the possibility of an Brad Kimzey Photo undergraduate exchange program with them." Nicholas explained that the exchange program would allow WCU students who wanted to spend a semester or a year abroad the opportunity to do so. The students would pay their regular tuition here at Western and would then attend an overseas university while still enrolled as a WCU student. In exchange, the university abroad would send one of its students to Western. "It's still in the planning stages, but it would benefit the students because American culture is not appreciated until it is looked at from a distance," concluded Nicholas. J. D. West, a brick layer for 30 years, works on remodeling Hoey auditorium. Brad Kimzey Photo Sea Food in Sylva: A Restaurant Review by Holly Wheatley Are you tired of having to drive all the way to Ashevilie to enjoy a good seafood dinner? Then you'll be delighted to know that Sylva's newest restaurant, Sea Shanty, is a delicious seafood restaurant with great food and good atmosphere. Sea Shanty offers delectable menus for both lunch and dinner. For lunch, you can have an appetizer of either fried mushrooms, or fried cheese, each at only $1.95. If you're interested in eating light, you can choose a selection from soups and salads, like clam chowder (only $.75) or the seafood salad supreme, at $3.25. Or you can choose a sandwich from the sandwich section of the menu, which offers sea salad sandwiches, fish fillet sandwiches, chicken breast sandwiches, and others. These prices range from $2.50 to $2.95. Included with a sandwich is lettuce, tomato, french fries and coleslaw, and you can choose from kiaser, whole wheat, or white bread. If you feel like something more than a sandwich, you can choose something from the "the deep fryer," which features such items as: golden fried shrimp, fried oysters, fried clam strips, fried bay scallops, fried shrimp and chicken, fried fish of the day, and a shrimp & fish plate. (You can also request that these items to broiled, if you prefer.) The dinner menu is equally scrumptious. If you like fried seafood, choose from clam strips, oysters, scallops, shrimp and chicken, popcorn shrimp, jumbo shrimp, cajun shrimp, or the combination platter. EnUees include french fries, hushpuppies, and coleslaw, and prices range from $3.95 to $7.95. If you prefer a broiled entree, choose from such delicacies as Alaskan king crab legs, lobster, shrimp, or Mahi Mahi. If you're a landlubber, you can enjoy a broiled New York strip steak, or a broiled chopped sirlion steak. There's even a "minnow's menu" for children under 12. Everything is delicious atSeaShantv. right down to the iced tea! Sea Shantv. which opened June 1st, is located on the Ashevilie Highway, (below Headhunters Beauty Salon and above the Tenneco Station) and is owned by Glenn Carval and his fiance Teresa Maney. Glenn is from Hollywood, Florida, and Teresa is from Whittier, North Carolina. Although Glenn says they still have more decorating to do, the restaurant looks great. It's air-conditioned, carpeted, has rustic tables, and pictures of nautical scenes on the walls. For evening dining, there is a section of the restaurant that is more secluded and has booths. The service at Sea Shantv is great. The waitresses are courteous and provide prompt, efficient service. And Glenn and Teresa are friendly hosts who enjoy meeting their patrons. Glenn says he welcomes college students and that in September he hopes to have some sort of a "college Night" where the college students could get a discount. Sea Shantv is a great place for you to take your date for a romantic dinner. And imagine the money you'll save by not having to drive to Ashevilie! Sea Shanty is open Monday through Saturday, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm for lunch and from 5:00 pm until for dinner. Take-out service is also available for .25 cents extra. Stop in and see Glenn and Teresa and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch or dinner. You won't be dispointed!! Sea Shanty, 32 Ashevilie Hwy., Sylva, NC 28779 (586-2802) Former WCU Student Ralph Hamlett Teaches in STA Department by Christine Faris His name is Ralph Hamlett. He graduated from WCU in 1978 and has recently returned to campus, but this time, not as a student. Hamlett, who is now an instructor in the Speech and Theatre Arts Department, began his teaching career with WCU in January. "When J.C. Alexander was named associate dean of Arts and Sciences and when Gentry Crisp was invited to fill the positions, I jumped at the opportunity to come back to Western." While an undergraduate here at WCU, Hamlett double- majored in Political Science and Speech and Theatre Arts. After graduating with magna cum laude honors, he attended UNC-G where, in 1983, he completed a M.A. degree. He then began his Ph.D work at Louisiana State University. This summer, aside to teaching, Hamlett is also in the process of completing his dissertation. "I'm composing a rhetorical theory of U.S. Foreign Policy and plan to finish it in August," he said. Before returning to Cullowhee, Hamlett was a speech writer for various senators. In 1982 he served the sixth district of N.C. as a speech consultant to congressmen. Last November, he presented a paper to the National Speech Brad Kimzey Photo Communication Association Convention in Boston. Hamlett specializes in rhetoric and is most interested in political communications. When asked about his experiences as a student at WCU, he recalled his participation in the campus theatre, giving special recognition to the courses he took under Dr. Donald Loeffler. He also spoke of his involvement in the WCU Forcnsics Team. Hamlett now serves as one of the coaches to the forensics team. In fact, when not in the classroom last semester, he and Dr. Kathleen Sandquist- Wright were busy traveling with the team to various competitions. According to Hamlett, the competitions include two categories of speaking events—one is the individual, or public speaking category, and the other is the debating category. "The individual events program has been very successful under the guidance of Kathy Wright," said Hamlett. "However, it has been difficult for her to oversee the public speaking and the debating after Gentry Crisp fell ill." Hamlett added, "With Kathy helping the public speakers and with me helping the debaters, we are now working toward a well- rounded forensics team, one that will be able to compete with any school in the nation and stand its own." Despite the many activities Hamlett is presently engaged in, he still finds time to do what he takes great pleasure in, socializing and communicating. "After going to LSU and UNC-G, I realize the degree of caring found here at Western," he said. "As the campus continues to grow as exemplified in the Hoey Auditorium and University Center renovations, the respect for the individual hasn't been lost." "It's great being able to hold office hours and having students come by who want to find out about the nature of the courses you are teaching," he added. Hamlett concluded that his coming back to WCU was like coming back home again. "I feel as if my return is a pay back. This university helped me out tremendously, and now maybe I can help them in return," he said. PEF Conference Scheduled in Cullowhee Nearly 1,000 people are expected to take part in the 20th annual Family Evangelism Conference scheduled July 23-29 at Western Carolina University. "Outgrowing the Ingrown Church" is the theme of the conference, sponsored by the Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship (PEF) of Decatur, Ga. The conference's theme is also the title of a book written by C. John Miller of Jenkinstown, Pa., one of several speakers scheduled to address the conference. Miller, director of the World Harvest Mission, will deliver the opening night address Saturday at the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. The Ramsey Center will be the focal point of the majority of events at the conference. T.M. Moore of Catonsville, Md., president of Chesapeake Training Center and Theological Seminary, is scheduled to speak to confercncegocrs Sunday morning. Armando Alducin, an associate evangelist for PEF who lives and works in Mexico, will speak Sunday evening. U.S. Rep. Pat Swindall of Georgia is scheduled to speak at Monday night's session. Swindall may not be able to attend the conference because he must be in Washington, D.C, the next morning for a committee meeting, a spokesman in his Atlanta office said. Carl Wilson, president of the Atlanta-based Worldwide Discipleship Association and a well- known marriage and family counseler, will speak Tuesday evening. Wednesday night's speaker will be Rick I. Light of Bristol, Tenn., a youth minister and PEF associate evangelist. The Rev. John Oliver, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Ga., will speak Thursday, the final night of the conference. The Rev. James "Buck" Hatch, provost of Columbia Bible College and professor of Bible and marriage/family, will lead daily Bible sessions during the conference. Seminars on topics ranging from overcoming substance abuse to ministering to homosexuals are scheduled Monday through Thursday. WCU Grads work with Designer House '88 in Ashevilie Six graduates of Western Carolina University's interior design program were among 40 interior designers who recendy participated in Designer House '88 in Ashevilie. It is sponsored every two years by the Carolinas Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. The event gives interior designers a chance to show off their skills to the public while helping out a charitable organization, said Kathryn C. Noland, interior design instructor at Western Carolina and one of the six WCU graduates to participate in Designer House '88. ASID members who participate in the event are assigned a room in a house and then proceed to decorate it according to their individual styles and techniques. The interior decorators pay for all supplies and furnishings themselves, but they consider the expense to be well worth it. "Each designer does his or her room at his or her own expense," said Noland, who was in charge of organizing Designer House '88. "It means a major layout of money, but research seems to indicate that this is one of the best methods of advertising there is for interior designers. It provides a lot of good exposure." But Designer House is more than just an opportunity for interior designers to exhibit their talents, she said. The event is also used as a fund- raising project by charitable organizations. This year, the Ashevilie Art Museum Auxiliary co-sponsored Designer House, collecting more than $40,000 in proceeds for the museum, Noland said. Auxiliary members sold tickets and sponsored other related events, including a fashion show, to raise money for the museum. Before ASID and the art museum auxiliary could open the doors to Designer House '88, members of the two organizations had to locate a suitable house— either an empty home or one on the real estate market. They eventually selected a Tudor-style home built in 1920-21, one of the first four homes in Biltmore Forest. ASID invited all 680 members in North and South Carolina to a "walk-through" at the house. Those interior designers interested in participating in Designer House indicated which room they preferred to remodel. When more than one designer signed up for a room, ASID assigned that room based on the professional standing, education and past Designer House experience of the applicants, Noland said. Participants in Designer House '88 began prelimary work in the fall of 1987. A month before the house was opened to the public in May, the designers were allowed to go into the house and work on their rooms. And, after the final day of Designer House '88, the decorators were given a week to remove any furnishings or non-permanent fixtures. Paint, wallpaper and other permanent improvements were left in the house, Noland said. "It's always a very exciting event," Noland said. "It's good experience for the interior decorators, and it's for a worthy cause." Graduates of WCU's interior design program who participated in Designer House '88 were: Kathryn C. Noland, who holds bachelor and master of science degrees in interior design from Western. Noland, owner of Noland Interiors, Inc., of Waynesville, is vice president of the Carolinas Chapter of ASID, has previously served on the Board of Directors and has chaired several committees. Noland, who specializes in both commercial and residential design, decorated the dining room and shared responsibility for the kitchen at Designer House '88. Sona G. Norton, a 1986 graduate of WCU with a bachelor of science degree in interior design. An affiliate member of ASID , she is employed with Noland Interior, Inc., of Waynesville. A native of Tennessee, she has spent much of her life near Cambridge, England. Norton decorated the kitchen hall at Designer House '88. She has experience with both residential continued on Page 5

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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